Smoking habits and postural stability

Effects of Mixed Organic Solvents on Neuromotor Functions among Workers in Buddhist Altar Manufacturing Factories

“…On the other hand, our result of the multiple regression analysis indicated that smoking status was associated with the neuromotor function ( Table 3). This finding is consistent with two reports published previously; that is, smokers exhibited more unstable posturographic results than non-smokers 27) , and Mnexposed smokers had more hand-tremor than Mn-exposed non-smokers in Mn-alloy-producing plants 23) . Thus, smoking habit is one of the important confounders in assessing postural sway and hand tremor.…”

Computerized Posturography with Sway Frequency Analysis: Application in Occupational and Environmental Health.

“…First, smoking status was not surveyed. Though some studies reported that smoking has no significant effects on postural balance 11,15) , there are also reports that smoking increases postural sway 49) . Second, as some subjects reported heavy consumption of ethanol in the study on solvent workers, its interaction with solvent exposure should have been examined.…”

Chronic Smoking Is Associated With Differential Neurocognitive Recovery in Abstinent Alcoholic Patients: A Preliminary Investigation

“…Chronic smoking in AUD is highly stable over extended periods (Culverhouse et al, 2005), and the majority of smoking individuals with AUD continue to smoke following treatment for AUD (Friend and Pagano, 2005) as well as during abstinence from alcohol (Currie et al, 2001). Chronic smoking alone in adults is associated with dysfunction in auditory-verbal learning and memory (Fried et al, 2006;Hill et al, 2003;Schinka et al, 2003), prospective memory (Heffernan et al, 2005), working memory (Ernst et al, 2001;George et al, 2002;Spilich et al, 1992), executive functions (Paul et al, 2006;Razani et al, 2004), psychomotor speed and cognitive flexibility (Kalmijn et al, 2002;Starr et al, 2007), visual search speeds (Richards et al, 2003), general intellectual abilities (Deary et al, 2003), and postural stability (Iki et al, 1994).…”